Understanding Linux Load Average - Part 1
Reblogged from The Dutch Prutser's Blog:
A frequently asked question in my classroom is “What is the meaning of load average and when is it too high?”. This may sound like an easy question, and I really thought it was, but recently I discovered that things aren’t always that easy as they seem. In this first of a three-part post I will explain what the meaning of Linux load average is and how to diagnose load averages that may seem too high.


Dude have you come across below error on Redhat LINUX…i am having this issue…!!
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522104, block=11042839
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522104
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522565, block=11042854
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522565
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522243, block=11042844
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522243
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: scsi0 (5:3): rejecting I/O to offline device
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-8): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block – inode=5522476, block=11042851
Apr 1 07:54:11 enjproddb kernel: inode_doinit_with_dentry: getxattr returned 5 for dev=dm-8 ino=5522476
Is this the Kernel issue…??? or Hardware storage issue….or SAS HBA card issue….????
Regards,
Ahmed.
Mate. No idea
better check with SA
Raheel Syed